CIVILIZATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spartan Government While Athens was a democracy, Sparta was an oligarchy. Like Athens, Sparta had an assembly, but the important decisions were really made by a much smaller group called the Council of Elders. The Council of Elders consisted of two kings and 28 other men.
Detailed explanation-2: -Government. The Doric state of Sparta, copying the Doric Cretans, instituted a mixed governmental state: it was composed of elements of monarchical, oligarchical, and democratic systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Greeks were the first to create a democracy. The word “democracy” comes from two Greek words that mean people (demos) and rule (kratos).
Detailed explanation-4: -Athens was democratic, and Sparta was ruled by a select few. The differences were many. In 431 BCE a war broke out between Athens and Sparta. It was called the Peloponnesian War.